IT Security Manager

IT Security Manager

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland Full time

Description

Davy is a market leader in wealth management and capital markets in Ireland. We are over 800 people, managing €19bn+ of our client assets, with offices in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Belfast and London.

We aim to build client relationships that lead to real understanding. Understanding builds to great advice and world-class outcomes for our clients, whether they are individual people, businesses or large institutions.

Our vision is to be the financial services partner most trusted by our clients and most admired for our people. Developing our people is our priority and we are committed to embracing diversity in all its forms.

What We’re Looking For…

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our growing business for an IT Security Manager to join the Davy Risk Function.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a thorough grounding in the skills, competencies and knowledge required of a IT Security and Risk professional
• Have the essential skills and competencies to deliver efficient and effect support in line with security best practices and recognised industry standards.
• Have an ability to recognise the importance of IT security in delivering the key objectives of Davy

Responsibilities:

• Take a lead role in ensuring that the key technical security controls meet the needs of our business
• Ensure that our policies and practices align with relevant industry practices and standards
• Monitor the effectiveness of key security & IT controls
• Review & investigate the output of security tools, including Vulnerability Assessment, SIEM & automated scripts, for security vulnerabilities and significant changes to the security status of the organisation
• Assist in the developments & implementation of the Security Awareness program
• Provide IT security oversight and guidance on technology projects
• Take a lead role in selecting and evaluating new and emerging IT security technologies
• Oversee third party management assurance activities
• Facilitate security awareness induction training
• Maintain an awareness of emerging security threats and developments
• Assist the Head of IT Security & Risk IT Security in responding to security incidents
• Become a key member of wider IT team to support the overall Davy strategy

Requirements

Experience required:

• 5+ years of experience in Information Security, IT audit or related discipline
• At least one of CEH, CISA, CISM, CISSP or related certifications
• Analytical, organised and problem-solving temperament by nature with the ability to troubleshoot issues independently
• Advantageous – Degree in Information Security or IT.
• Advantageous – IT Audit experience
• Advantageous- Knowledge of IT Security best practices
• Advantageous – Knowledge of Information Security and Risk frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Top 20
• Advantageous – Knowledge of Project Management methodologies

Technical skills required:

• Proficient in several key security technologies
• Strong knowledge of Networking technologies
• Strong knowledge of Linux and windows security features
• Strong knowledge of Cloud technologies and security

Non-Technical skills required:

Problem Solving

• An ability to engage the process and best practice associated with creative problem solving.
• A methodical approach to incident management which identifies similarities and overlaps to recognise problems and recommend improvements.
• Strong technical skills are required to understand the infrastructure environment and meet the organisation’s needs.

Communications

• A clear understanding of how to identify business needs and driver and how to deal effectively with a variety of situations.
• An awareness of the needs of developing professional relationships
• An understanding of security metrics metrics and service level agreements (SLA’s)
• An ability to provide clear and appropriate updates to colleagues in a professional and appropriate fashion.

Davy is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. We value diversity both in background and in experience. You might not meet all of the requirements outlined in the above job description, but we would still like to hear from you. We review all applications received.

Appointment to this role is subject to the candidate's eligibility to work in Ir